About LaTonya
I'm a mother of two amazing daughters ages 23 & 13. I am the founder of Color Online Women's Lit group. I run the community library at a local non-profit where I volunteer. I am very excited about how Color Online is growing. Our aim is to introduce young women of color to writers who look like them and whose works reflect the experiences and aspirations of our members. We celebrate diversity an... More
LaTonya's Blog: Color Online - Recent Posts
| 11/19/2009 | COLA: Lyn Miller-Lachmann (0 Comments )
 Blogger: Lyn Miller-LachmannBlog name: Flip the Page: The No-Hype Book BlogWeb site: Lyn Miller-LachmanRegular features: The site contains information about MultiCultural Review and the works of fiction that I have authored or edited—Once Upon a... Read the rest of this post |
| 11/17/2009 | One Crazy Summer: Time Well Spent (3 Comments )
 One Crazy SummerRita Williams-GarciaAmistadJanuary 2010reviewer: DoretOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia Its 1968, three sisters, 11yr old Delphine, 9yr old Vonetta and 7yr old Fern will be spending the summer with their mother in Oakland,... Read the rest of this post |
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| Books Recently Added to LaTonya's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |
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| Books 1 - 4 of 19 from LaTonya's bookshelf, View all 19 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection (Audio CD, 2004) Author: Neil Gaiman |
Ages 9-12 | 1/27/2009 | |
| LaTonya said: I really enjoyed this collection. The stories are fantastical, absurdly funny. Gaiman’s narration rocks. If someone had read to me as a child the way Gaiman reads, I would have likely developed a lo...more tags: I read, children, fantasy | |||
| 2. Sold (Paperback, 2008) Author: Patricia McCormick |
Young Adults | 1/26/2009 | |
| LaTonya said: I am particularly interested in the plight of girls and women at home and around the globe. The issue of child sex slave trade is an issue that deserves greater outrage and support. Highly recommend t...more tags: I read, YA, diversity, women of color writers, multicultural, I recommend | |||
| 3. After Tupac and D Foster (Hardcover, 2008) Author: Jacqueline Wilson |
Young Adults | 1/26/2009 | |
| LaTonya said: Contrary to popular belief not every parent of a an African American kid gets hip hop. I do get the rough times of being a tween, the challenges of being in foster care and how much it means to have f...more tags: I read, YA, diversity, women of color writers, multicultural | |||
| 4. Born Confused (Paperback, 2003) Author: Tanuja Desai Hidier |
Young Adults | 1/26/2009 | |
| LaTonya said: My apartment complex is more than eighty percent Indian. Reading this title gave me one more opportunity to know my neighbors better. Thoroughly enjoyed this. tags: I read, ya, diversity, multicultural, , women of color writers | |||
Profile Comments
Comment by Karen Ehrhardt on 2/21/2009 2:02:59 AM:
thanks for emailing, LaTonya! here's the right link:
http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2009/02/black-history-month-2009.html
my book is third from the top...
thanks for your interest!
karen
thanks for emailing, LaTonya! here's the right link:
http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2009/02/black-history-month-2009.html
my book is third from the top...
thanks for your interest!
karen
Comment by LaTonya Baldwin on 2/12/2009 1:34:05 PM:
Answer the quiz and your name will be entered in a monthly drawing. Post your reply to the comment box. Must include your e-mail to be eligible to win. Cool prizes, check out or Prize Bucket.
Quiz #8
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Quiz #8
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Comment by LaTonya Baldwin on 2/3/2009 9:52:56 PM:
Black History Month Writers' Contest on your blog or other social network page and be entered in a drawing for a free copy of November Blues by Sharon Draper. Post a separate note in our comment section with your link.
For an extra entry, become a Black-eyed Susan or Col... more
For an extra entry, become a Black-eyed Susan or Col... more
Comment by LaTonya Baldwin on 11/16/2007 10:45:05 AM:
“I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement.”
~Angela Davis
“I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement.”
~Angela Davis
Comment by LaTonya Baldwin on 11/7/2007 10:24:19 AM:
“Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.”
~June Jordan
“Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.”
~June Jordan
Hi LaTonya, I am just stopping by to see how you are doing as my JF friend. I hope you have enjoyed this great summer season. I am getting ready to release a new children's book about basketball, should be fun. I look forward to staying connected. Blessings!